Metroid Dread
IS SAMUS’ NEW ADVENTURE DREADFUL OR AN EMMI WINNER?
»[Switch] Some of the bosses can be exceptionally tough to defeat, but they’re so well designed you’ll keep at it.
INFORMATION
» FORMAT REVIEWED SWITCH
» ALSO ON: NA
» RELEASED: OUT NOW
» PRICE: £49.99
» PUBLISHER: NINTENDO
» DEVELOPER: MERCURYSTEAM/ NINTENDO EPD
» PLAYERS: 1
MercurySteam has something of a patchy record when it comes to resurrecting classic game franchises.
While both Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow and Metroid: Samus Returns were highly entertaining additions to each series, Lords Of Shadow’s sequel was a bit of a chaotic mess.
There’s quite a lot resting on Metroid Dread, as it’s not only the first new Metroid game since the 2010 release Metroid: Other M, it’s also a direct sequel to the rather excellent Metroid Fusion. Can MercurySteam retain the same magic it harnessed for its Metroid II remake Samus Returns or will you be transforming into a Morph Ball and unleashing a Power Bomb to destroy everything in protest?
There’s no need to go nuclear because, aside from a few little niggles, this is another entertaining adventure that is going to delight more fans than it upsets. Once again working alongside Nintendo EPD, MercurySteam has crafted a solid fast-paced adventure that not only manages to build on the work the two teams started with Samus Returns, but also concludes the main Metroid arc that examines Samus’ relationship with the Metroids in a rather satisfying way.